"Format-Table -autosize" as default

Hi,
Is it possible to register in some config file that when ever I use
"format-table" the shell will call "format-table -autosize" ?
i.e.
ls | ft
will actually call
ls | ft -autosize

check out "Change Help default behaviour" post on this blog

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"Shafik" <shaharh@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Is it possible to register in some config file that when ever I use
> "format-table" the shell will call "format-table -autosize" ?
> i.e.
> ls | ft
> will actually call
> ls | ft -autosize
>

correction, on this newsgroup

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"$hay" <no@addre.ss> wrote in message
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> check out "Change Help default behaviour" post on this blog
>
> --
> $hay
> http://scriptolog.blogspot.com
>
>
>
> "Shafik" <shaharh@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1169062694.357282.201550@11g2000cwr.googlegroups.com...
>> Hi,
>> Is it possible to register in some config file that when ever I use
>> "format-table" the shell will call "format-table -autosize" ?
>> i.e.
>> ls | ft
>> will actually call
>> ls | ft -autosize
>>
>
>

"Shafik" <shaharh@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1169062694.357282.201550@11g2000cwr.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
> Is it possible to register in some config file that when ever I use
> "format-table" the shell will call "format-table -autosize" ?
> i.e.
> ls | ft
> will actually call
> ls | ft -autosize

I would advise against changing the default behavior. In order to auto-size
the format-table cmdlet has to buffer up *all* objects in order to determine
the optimal size for each column. This negatively impacts memory usage and
prevents you from seeing any output until all input has been processed. On
a small directory listing this isn't very noticeable but on a large
directory (say \windows\system32) it definitely is.

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Keith

On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:38:11 -0700, "Keith Hill [MVP]"
<r_keith_hill@no.spam.thank.u.hotmail.com> wrote:

>"Shafik" <shaharh@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:1169062694.357282.201550@11g2000cwr.googlegroups.com...
>> Hi,
>> Is it possible to register in some config file that when ever I use
>> "format-table" the shell will call "format-table -autosize" ?
>> i.e.
>> ls | ft
>> will actually call
>> ls | ft -autosize
>
>I would advise against changing the default behavior. In order to auto-size
>the format-table cmdlet has to buffer up *all* objects in order to determine
>the optimal size for each column. This negatively impacts memory usage and
>prevents you from seeing any output until all input has been processed. On
>a small directory listing this isn't very noticeable but on a large
>directory (say \windows\system32) it definitely is.

Keith,

I don't disagree with your point, but I think it would be useful to
allow users to coinfigure the desired behaviour. Different people use
PowerShell in different ways.

Possibly a suggestion on Connect for the next version?

Andrew Watt MVP